The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-05-07

McGrew Milling Co.'s brand OF noui Com
fort. "a the best Hour made. Ask your mer-
chant for it; only 81 % per 100 pounds. If
Grass is growing.
The Wyoming passed down Sunday.
Saturday and Monday last were busy days.
Corn is coming up nicely, though the
weather is q little cold for it.
Mr.. G. D. Brammell's new house Is franz
ed, weatherboarded and primed.
Mr.. j. W. Waddell will put a handsome
new front into the Hecker store-roOm.
Mr.. Maloney is putting int he switch for
the Lexington Coal Company's mines, below
town.
The foundation Is built and lumber on the
ground for MI. Henry Kiefer's new house on
RidgewaT.
The wind, last Sunday afternoon, was ex-
tremely high, but no damage IS reported. SO
far as we can learn.
Read the advertisement elsewhere OF house
| and piano to rent. Each is among the best
in the city. Inquire here.
Mr.. Mlnkhouser, a well known coal miner,
had his left leg nipped by slate and coal,
Tuesday, and very badly bruised.
Relative standing first five w. M. A.
ca let's for April:-E. T. Miller, IS Id; W.
d. Hanna, 96 2 3; F. g. Sutherlin, 80 TO;
G. b. Silverman, So 1-3; W. T. Wernwag,
o. %.
From Philadelphia, Pal am selling more
of DR.. BULBS Cough sirup than all other
cough remedies combined, and the demand is
| still increasing. B. j. c. Toboldt, druggist,
| 257 8. Second st.
The Register is right when it ssys:--"Lex.
ington capitalists, If they desire to see their
town boom, should invest their money al
home, and not in Kansas CITY," There are
| opportunities for speculation In Lexington il
they are only looked after and properly
made known. As Mr.. Jacobs said to us,
last week, the boom is coming this way, and
our own people should take advantage of it.
While Mr.. T. j. Middleton, of Bal
township, was passing through Wellington en-
route for Lexington, last Monday morning
his horse became frightened and ran away
throwing Mr.. Middleton from the sulky il
which he was riding and rendering hin In
sensible for a short time. Fortunately NJ
bones were broken and it is thought he re
CClNCu III III ihJui oikhooSh
bly, cut and bruised about the face and should
ers upon which he fell when thrown out
The horse ran as far as the bridge, where b
was caught unhurt, but the sulky wa broker
into klndling wood.
h. c. Journal. May 1:-"Abo1t 8 o'clOcl
last night the steamer Wyoming backed dow
the river from q point near Wyandotte. an
in going through the draw co.lided with tn
pier. The boat was not badly damaged, blu
it required an hours hard work to get he
clea-, when she ran down to the foot o
Delaware street. The bridgeman said tbs
! the collision was due to the failure of tn
boat to signal soon enough for the draw to b
opened. and in atten pting to crowd sroun
it the wheel struck the pier. The Roc
Island train was delayed at Harlem an hou
, on account of the accident"
Mr.. C. Ben Russell is to-day announced fo
8 reelection to the city council. Mr.. Russo
( had determined not to run again, but &
, many persons have solicited him to do s
that he has at last reluctantly consented
!. During the three years that Mr.. Russell hi
been in the council he has probably give
more of his time to the city's business tina
, almost any other member His services hsy
been especially valuable upon the improve
ment committee, and it may safely be sal
, that since he has been in the cOunc
very few, if any, Improvements have bee
. made without his careful inspection an
supervision. he is also thoroughly verse
: In the financial standing Of the city, and or
of the earnest friends Of the movement
bring it to a cash basis. We have heard
, no candidate against him. the general sent
: ment seeming to be that he should be n
; elected without opposition.
, In the realm of amusement as well as
; business, Kansas City has made metropolis
8 advances during the last year; Patti has de
+ throned Emma Abbott, and Bernhardt an
. Booth tread the boards so long monopolize
F.. by unknown tyros and battered barn-storm
ers. To hear the great tragedian, Edwi
Booth, a great number Of our best Peep
t made a pilgrimage to the city Of "booms
: last week. There were Mesdames NJ. V. 1
McClelland, H. z. Chiles. j. B. Silver, VIZ
= II. ChIles, Vim. B. Steele, j. T. McGrev
It Misses Belle Graves, Rena Corder, Mar
g Virgie and Sadie McClelland. Boxie and Lol
b. Chiles, Eddie and Julia Winsor. Jul
y Neal, and Messrs. VIM. H.. Chiles, Mansfiel
9 McClellsnd, Wood Young, Harry Wallac
9 George Kriehn, and others whose names no
escape US. The tickets had been principal
bought up by spectators, who demandt
e and received whatever price they could oil
J., tain, gauglng their exactiOns by the estim
ton in which they held the purchaser as
"sucker." The writer regrets to state in tn
connection that one was so presumptuous
to price his paltry pastebOards at 800, eacl
q no one of the party, as far as ascertaine,
d paid over the box.office price, 50 so, viii
It the young men without ladies' had no troub
q in getting seats from unloading speculatO
at the door for 81. Booth fully sustained b
great reputation as an actor, and, despi
his age, that OF being the best living Hamle
The support was gooi; Miss Vaders
g Ophelia, and Mr.. Ba. ron as the Ghost, espe
tally distinguishing themselves; the I'm,
d scene' of the lady being given in the mo
Z effective and artistic manner Edwin Royl
y who Is we'll known to many Of our citizen
" belongs to the company, and while only
beginner, "at the foot of the ladder" as
J. himself terms it, performed the part allott.
= him with ease, grace and much promise f
a bright future On the mimic stage. IT
pleasure well compensated the party for Il
expense and trouble, but we hope The d
" is not far distant when for such sttractiol
h we cam. like our %nelghbor, Independent
have q theater-train, which will bring {
K enjoyment Of such things within M res
Of sill.
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